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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the first American woman reach the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1995.

2. As Messner prepareed for his solo climb in 1980 in the Kanchung chapter, for how long had Messner been divorced?
(a) Three years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) One year.

3. What was the name of the journalist that had been living in Kathmandu for over twenty years and knew practically everything about the region?
(a) Mary Mallory.
(b) Elizabeth Hawley.
(c) Sarah Crawford.
(d) Shannon Strutt.

4. What was the name of the hotel in Syangpoche that the climbing team was headed to after leaving the Sherpa hut in the beginning of the book?
(a) The Everest Inn.
(b) The Everest View Hotel.
(c) The Everest Express Hotel.
(d) The Mountain Inn.

5. When Nena and Messner built their main camp after leaving the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter, at what altitude were they?
(a) 4,700 meters.
(b) 3,500 meters.
(c) 5,100 meters.
(d) 6,100 meters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the jeep finally arrived, where did the team travel to first in the Rongbuk chapter?

2. In 1924, which of the British climbers set a record for the highest altitude reached climbing without oxygen?

3. What item was NOT packed in Messner's rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?

4. According to the Chronicle section, how many people have reached the summit multiple times at the time the book was written?

5. According to the Chomolungma chapter, how high was the Chang La face that Messner had to navigate on his way to the North Col?

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